Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----who provide massive employment in Killarney town, the Randles family of the Muckross Road, Padraig Tracey of the Killarney Park Hotel, the O’Donoghue family of the Killarney Towers, the Riordan family of the Castleheights Hotel and the Scally family of the Malton Hotel. These families have worked with others to build the town of Killarney to what it is today. As the Taoiseach was informed yesterday, in September 2015, Kerry County Council and Killarney Municipal District appointed Malachy Walsh and Partners, under the stewardship of Ciaran O’Callaghan and its director, Mr. Jack O’Leary, to carry out the Killarney Town Traffic Model-Traffic Management Study. The main aim of the study was to review the

transportation network and associated demands, with particular attention to the town centre area, with the objective of determining the impact of proposed infrastructural measures to cope with the existing and future vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist traffic volumes. This report has at its core sustainable transport initiatives, including non-car based travel. A number of recommendations have been made, including new road links to include an inner relief road linking High Street and New Street via Boreen Na Goun which would reduce peak hour traffic on the Park Road and the Killarney bypass road and a southern outer relief road linking the N22 to the Muckross Road, N71. This, in my opinion, is of vital importance to Killarney. It would also, in turn, be of great service to the world famous Gleneagle Hotel and the INEC. I believe funding for a southern outer relief road should be provided by the Minister and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, as soon as possible.

Another huge issue in Killarney is the lack of car parking. According to the study, a new multi-storey car park is needed immediately in the Beech Road-New Street car park area.

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